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Joanne Moseley

COVID-19 response: government sets out its plan for autumn and winter

Last week the government published its COVID-19 response: autumn and winter plan 2021 which made it clear that, despite the high level of...

21/09/21
David Shirt

Harassment in the workplace - Employers should adopt a zero tolerance approach

By Shazia Shah, Senior Associate. Some people may say that these comments are just 'banter’ and are not meant to upset anyone, but if an...

21/09/21
David Shirt

Manufacturing M&A levels show positive signs after Covid lockdowns

Irwin Mitchell recently conducted its own research into M&A activity in the manufacturing sector. Here, Corporate partner Emma Callow,...

20/09/21
Liam Salt

Lack of clarity over amendments to pandemic winding up petitions

by Tom Paton - Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency Last week the Insolvency Service announced that the restrictions on presenting winding...

10/09/21
Liam Salt

Government announce restrictions on winding up orders to change on 1st October

by Patrick Finn - Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency The Insolvency Service has announced that the 1st October 2021 will mark...

09/09/21
David Shirt

Signing your (working) life away - top 10 tips for negotiating a new employment contract

By Sacha Sokhi, Solicitor in the London Employment & Professional Discipline Team Whether you have decided to explore new endeavours or...

09/09/21
Joanne Moseley

Significant increase in the number of women bringing claims linked to the menopause

According to research reviewed by the Guardian newspaper there's been a significant increase in the numbers of women bringing employment...

08/09/21
Joanne Moseley

Labour Party announce plans to improve employment protection for workers (if it gets into power)

Unless the government decides to hold a snap general election, the UK will not go to the polls again to choose the next government until...

07/09/21
Joanne Moseley

Reasonable adjustments: do you have to maintain the pay rate of a disabled employee who has moved to a lower paid job?

In Aleem v E-Act Academy Trust Limited, the Employment Appeals Tribunal confirmed that a school didn't have to continue to pay a teacher...

02/09/21
Charlotte Hargreaves

Government announces ‘outcomes-based’ approach to granting UK GDPR data adequacy status to countries prioritised as International Data Partners

Joanne Bone, who advises organisations across all sectors on data protection and privacy,  looks at the UK government’s recently...

01/09/21
Elizabeth Thomson

The Future Challenges of MEES

Andrew Cooper is a director at EVORA EDGE, Tom Marshall is a partner at Gerald Eve and Paul Henson is a partner at Irwin Mitchell The...

31/08/21
Elizabeth Thomson

Vacant possession: Court of Appeal restores status quo

Our previous discussion of the High Court decision in Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services examined the Court's surprising...

31/08/21
Elizabeth Thomson

When is a collateral warranty not a construction contract?

By Victoria Kempthorne In Toppan Holdings Limited and Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2021] EWHC 2110,...

26/08/21
David Shirt

Industry’s big green drive needs far more direction

By Will Stirling The UK government’s launched the UK Hydrogen Strategy in an effort to reach its goal of 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen...

24/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Will menopause be added to list of 'protected characteristics' in the Equality Act?

That's the question, the Women and Equalities Committee are considering as part of its inquiry into how menopausal women are treated at...

18/08/21
Charlotte Hargreaves

From asset finance to AFK: Impacts of the global semiconductor shortage beyond the auto industry and UK government responses

The effects of the global semiconductor shortage on different manufacturers is starting to impact on everyone’s life whether they’re...

17/08/21
Charlotte Hargreaves

Putting a stop to anonymous online defamation

Emma Yates, an experienced litigator with a particular focus on defamation and reputation management, highlights why a recent case...

17/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Government's vision to transform disabled peoples' working lives: will anything change?

On 28 July 2021, the government published a policy paper setting out its national disability strategy. It outlines a number of areas...

13/08/21
Danielle Parsons

Paycuts: Counting the cost of WFH

If you're currently working from home, it’s likely this is with the agreement of your employer. It is also likely to be because of the...

12/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Self-isolation, COVID-19 vaccinations and GDPR: employers' questions answered

From Monday 16 August, employees who have been double vaccinated (or are aged 18 and under) will be able to continue to go into their...

11/08/21
David Shirt

Money Laundering Regulations: Consultation ahead of new legislation ends in October

By Alexandra Marchant and Craig Weston. Following feedback from industry and supervisors on the implementation of the Money Laundering...

10/08/21
Joanne Moseley

New list ‘names and shames’ 191 employers who have underpaid staff National Minimum Wage

Last year, the government said that it was going to introduce a new naming scheme to ‘shame’ employers who hadn’t paid their staff...

09/08/21
Joanne Moseley

No jab, no job: government estimates that 40,000 care-home staff won’t be vaccinated by 11 November 2021

New legislation comes into force on Thursday 11 November 2021 which requires all adult care-home staff to be fully vaccinated against...

06/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Redundancy dismissals: tribunal says employer not obliged to continue to furlough staff

Yesterday, we reviewed the ET's judgment  Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited which found that an employee, who was made redundant in...

06/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Employer who failed to consider furlough as an alternative to redundancy unfairly dismissed employee

In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, an Employment Tribunal held that an employee, who was made redundant in the early months of the...

04/08/21
David Shirt

What does the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to move decision-making to senior FCA staff mean for the industry?

By Craig Weston, Senior Associate in Irwin Mitchell's Regulatory Investigations Group. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently...

03/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Flexible working policies: indirect discrimination and the childcare disparity

In Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, the EAT made it clear that tribunals must accept, as fact, that women...

03/08/21
Charlotte Hargreaves

Beware Greenwashing: Sustaining environmental claims in advertising in 2021

Laura Harper and Irem Tarasek spotlight the New Green Claims code due to be published by UK's Competition and Markets Authority by the...

03/08/21
Joanne Moseley

Teacher dismissed after child porn found on his home computer was fairly dismissed

Last year we analysed the EAT's decision in K v L which found that a teacher, who admitted having child pornography on his home computer,...

30/07/21
Joanne Moseley

Government announces new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

The government has published its consultation response on sexual harassment in the workplace and indicated that it intends to make a...

30/07/21